Does my business need Social Media?

Wondering where everybody is? Well, let me tell you, they are on social media. All those people walking down the street staring at their phones instead of paying attention to where they are going... chances are high they are checking their social media accounts. Standing in line for coffee - you guessed it, checking social media. Sitting in the waiting room, on the bus, in the back of an uber, during class, during a staff meeting, at the laundry mat... okay, you get my drift.

If you are a small business and you are not currently using social media, perhaps it is time to reconsider. Need more convincing? Here you go!

Five Reasons your Business Should be using Social Media:

1. Validation that you are REAL
People know you are real when you are active on social media. Sounds counter-intuitive, right? People know I'm real because of the internet? Well....yeah. When you have a presence on social media, it creates a space for your consumers to interact. They can  now talk about you to each other, and talk to you online. You are no longer just a lone, unresponsive website floating around in cyber world.  

Additionally, when your business is represented across multiple platforms (your website, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) it shows your consumers that you are active (that is... as long as you are engaging with your audience on these platforms!). In other words - you are open and ready for their business! Consumers can also use social media to "check-in" at your physical location, further validating that you do in fact exist. 

2. Word of Mouth 
One of the best ways to market your business is through word of mouth. Since everyone lives on social media these days, it is the perfect place for people to talk about you. Social media platforms can be used for reviews, ratings, to share photos and tell stories - the possibilities for others to promote your business across social media are endless.  

3. Influence
People are easily influenced by their friends. If my friends are all posting delicious looking food pics from a local bakery - you better believe I'm going to try it out! When it seems like everyone in my feed is posting vacation photos from Palm Springs - I'm booking the next flight to the desert so I can get that instagram worthy photo in front of the cactus, too. 

4. Customer Information
Social media platforms provide a plethora of information about our consumers that we can use to make strategic and educated marketing decisions. By keeping track of our browsing habits, search history and personal information (that we all so willingly share), social media platforms know a great deal about each of us. Far beyond basic demographics - both Facebook and Twitter provide incredibly detailed and interesting information about who is visiting our business profiles. This information can be used to our marketing advantage: We can send specific messaging to targeted groups, find new potential customers that share similar interests and profiles to our existing consumers, and beyond just our social media pages, now we can even link our business website to Facebook and get details on who is browsing our site. 

​5. Everybody's Doing It
Truth - Mindwell Marketing is all about being an individual, in fact, we preach being your own badass business self. But that doesn't mean be a loner... we need our community of consumers to keep our business afloat! So get online and engage with your consumers there, and then get excited to greet them in person when they come to your business!